Constitution of the Council

(1) The Government shall constitute the council to be called the Manipur State Higher Education Council which shall consist of the following, namely: (a) The Minister-in-charge of Higher Education of the State-Chairman (b) An academician or educationist of repute, preferably, a retired Vice-Chancellor of a Central or State University or a person of outstanding reputation in the field of Higher Education or similarly qualified person of repute-Vice-Chairman (c) The Administrative Secretary of the Government Department of Higher Education, Manipur-Member Secretary (d) Director, University and Higher Education, Manipur & ex-officio Additional State Project Director, Manipur-Member (e) Five academicians of repute from different academic disciplines of whom 1(one) shall be a woman and 1(one) belonging to the Tribal Community of Manipur (to be nominated by the State Government Department of Higher Education)-Members (f) Two Principals one from Autonomous College and other one from General Colleges (to be nominated by the State Government Department of Higher Education)-Members (g) One nominee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India (to be nominated by MHRD)-Member (h) One nominee of the University Grants Commission (to be nominated by UGC)-Member (i) Administrative Secretary, Law Department, Government of Manipur (or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary)-Ex-officio Member (j) The Administrative Secretary, Commerce & Industry Department, Government of Manipur (or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary)-Ex-officio Member (k) The Administrative Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Manipur (or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary)-Ex-officio Member (l) The Administrative Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Manipur (or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary)-Ex-officio Member (m) The Controller / Director, Technical Education, Government of Manipur.-Ex-officio Member (n) The Chairman, Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (CoHSEM)-Ex-officio Member (o) The Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BoSEM)-Ex-officio Member (1A) The Council be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued. (2) The headquarters of the Council shall be at Imphal.